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Thursday, 28 February 2013

Being dazzled by car high beams is no joke. Having someone come around the corner and forget to dip their headlamps isn't just annoying, it’s potentially dangerous. To be featured at next week's Geneva Motor Show, Volvo’s Active High Beam Control is a mechanical system installed in the headlamps that actively and selectively shields oncoming or cars being followed from the lights. This allows Volvo drivers to keep their high beams on continually without fear of dazzling others or being unable to see a suddenly darkened road.
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1 comment:

So, there's a little mechanical doohinkus (think; tiny moving parts) in the headlight housing that moves little metal shields around. I wonder how long it will keep working before road salt and moisture have their say? To say nothing of the maintenance involved.

A more reasonable procedure would be a photocell setup like the GM Twilight Sensor, that would automatically hit "low" when it detects the lights of an oncoming car. Of course, that would be much to simple for Volvo.

Another reason Volvos aren't exactly best-sellers in the U.S., and never have been.